Koruldi Lakes
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About Koruldi Lakes
A group of small alpine lakes at about 2,740 m on the ridge above Mestia, with views of Ushba and the main Caucasus range. Most visitors take a 4x4 to the Mestia Cross and walk the rest.
Travel Tips
Free. Moderate to hard on foot; the ridge above the lakes (3,328 m) is exposed. Go with a local hiking guide and start early.
Tours Including Koruldi Lakes
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Svaneti: Mestia & Ushguli — 5-Day Private Tour
Five days in Upper Svaneti, a UNESCO-listed highland region of Svan tower houses built mostly between the 9th and 13th centuries. The hard part is getting there, so we solve it: you take the morning train from Tbilisi to Zugdidi and a Mestia-based driver-guide drives you up, and in summer you leave over the Zagari pass to Kutaisi instead of repeating the long road. In Mestia you walk towards the Chalaadi glacier (we stay well back from the ice because of rockfall) and can walk to the Koruldi lakes at 2,740 m after a 4x4 ride to the Mestia Cross. Then you spend a night in Ushguli, one of Europe's highest permanently inhabited villages (about 2,100 m), beneath Mt Shkhara (5,193 m), Georgia's highest peak. Four nights, the train ticket and all 4x4 legs are included.